Innholdsfortegnelse for 17 August 2022 i MCN

The star-studded Day of Champions, the charity event held before the British MotoGP at Silverstone and the first for two years due to the pandemic, has raised £206,550. Organised by Two Wheels for Life and conceived to raise money for Riders for Health, which promotes health care in Africa, the Day of Champions is traditionally held on the Thursday before the race. The highlight was again the live charity auction of GP memorabilia donated by stars such as Valentino Rossi which alone raised over £77,000 in the first five hours. Other events included a ride-in led by Niall Mackenzie aboard his 1980 Yamaha RD350LC and a second auction held on Saturday evening, which contributed a further £25,000. The star lot of the stage auction, which was hosted by commentator Michael…

England’s only ‘real roads circuit’ has been beset with problems in recent years which meant that just two restricted runnings of its historic Gold Cup have taken place since 2017. But now with most issues resolved, two events have been announced for the tail-end of 2022. The first, a bike hillclimb, takes place this weekend – August 20-21 – while Scarborough’s traditional season headliner, the RST Steve Henshaw Gold Cup, returns for the first time since 2020 from September 16-18. The full line-up of riders is yet to be confirmed but many of the world’s best road racers and a top class sidecar grid are promised. Problems date back to 2017 when two crashes at the Gold Cup meeting left several spectators seriously injured and brought racing to a halt.…

Bikers are planning a demonstration to protest about new £6-per-hour motorcycle parking charges being proposed by Hackney Council which could come into force this Autumn. Organised jointly by Save London Motorcycling and London MAG, the demo will take place at 12 noon on Sunday, September 11 at the Amhurst Road Car Park, Aspland Grove, London, E8 1FJ. All are welcome. It’s the latest development in response to Hackney Council’s plans to charge bikes for parking in the same way as cars, ignoring their smaller size and discouraging bike commuters by having parking bays with four-hour maximum stays. “We are coming together to protest these charges and show Hackney and other London boroughs that they can’t get away with it,” said Tim Fawthorpe of London MAG. “If these charges go ahead…

Kawasaki have revealed hot new colours for a host of 2023 bikes including an eye-popping new red/ black Z900RS. The Ninja 1000SX gets a similar new set of red and black clothes and there are three new monochrome Z900s. In addition, 2022’s SE version of the Z900RS is back (it sold out this year) – although its yellow/black paintscheme is unchanged – and the Vulcan S mid-weight cruiser gets updated graphics. The Ninja Z1000SX is also available in green/black or grey/black but the 2022 black/silver version is dropped.…

Resurgence Gear PEKEV Trucker CE jacket £249 Hot on the heels of their newly released New Wave jeans comes this AAA CE-rated jacket from Resurgence. Constructed from 12oz Selvedge denim, it has a PEKEV lining for abrasion, cut and impact resistance and CE level 1 D30 Ghost armour at the shoulder and elbow. www.resurgencegear.net Dexter Continental Carbon helmet £179.99 The new Continental Carbon is a fullface sports-touring helmet with a carbon fibre outer shell. The mediumsize option weighs just 1300g and also has a drop-down internal sun visor, a quick-release visor, a Pinlock 70 anti-mist insert, and a micrometric chinstrap with a metal clasp. www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk Goodridge Brake and Clutch fluid from £5.94 Goodridge have two all-new brake and clutch fluids, compatible with both DOT 3 and 4 systems. ‘Performance’ is…

Can-Am are preparing to blast back into the twowheeled world with a pair of electric offerings. The firm are working towards getting the Pulse roadster and Origin adventure bike into production in mid-2024 and won’t be revealing the full technical details until 2023. But even so these pictures, combined with the original patents and initial claims, make the company’s return to the motorcycle market an enticing prospect. The timing is set to coincide with Can-Am’s 50th anniversary. The company launched their first models in 1973 and won the AMA 250cc motocross title in 1974. However, by the 1980s parent company Bombardier had put their energy into snowmobiles and watercraft, halting Canadian production in 1982. From 1983 to 1987, CCM in the UK made Can-Am bikes, before the brand disappeared for…

I was in Hawes, Yorkshire, with my mates on Sunday, August 7 and was astounded by an independent filling station selling e10 for, wait for it, £1.58 per litre and diesel for £1.68. For pity’s sake, why are the biggest retailers, Tesco/ Sainsbury’s etc, ripping their customers off? And why aren’t the Government doing something to stop them? It is pathetic. There should be a maximum profit they put on top what they pay wholesale. Stuart Shaw, Stoke-on-Trent Ed: What highs and lows have fellow readers seen in their travels? Get in touch. Write something that spikes our interest, and you could get selected for the Star Letter slot. Each week one lucky reader will receive an MCN T-shirt in a variety of different designs…

1 Happy birthday TTS August 20 Supercharging kings, TTS are celebrating their 40th anniversary at The Super Sausage, near Towcester. www.tts-performance.co.uk 2 Go to Guzzifest August 19-21 Enjoy bikes, real ale, live music. Matlock Rugby Club. Tickets from £27. www.motoguzziclub.co.uk 3 BMF Dambuster Rally August 19-21 It’s based at Thorpe Camp so you can pitch your tent among historic planes. Tickets from £20. www.britishmotorcyclists.co.uk 4 Two-wheel Tuesday August 23 Literally hundreds of bikes descend on the green in front of the Ox and Plough in Old Buckenham, Norfolk. www.facebook.com/TWTLtdTheOxAndPlough/…

Harley’s ‘cruiser’ family consists of nine models but in reality you really wouldn’t want to cover any distance on the Breakout or Street Bob, the Softail Standard and Fat Boy are more cruisers, the Fat Bob a mad naked and the Heritage Classic a lighter-weight full-dress model. So that leaves the Sport Glide, Low Rider S and Low Rider ST. The Sport Glide (from £17,295) has the smaller 107 engine and foot-forward controls with removable panniers but the halffairing lacks much of a screen and it only has a single front brake disc, making the new-for-2022 Low Rider S and Low Rider ST the pick. The Low Rider S (from £18,495) lacks panniers and has a smaller front fairing than the ST (from £19,995) but otherwise is identical and also…

No motorcycling innovator, engineer or entrepreneur is as storied, fascinating and inspiring as Erik Buell. With not one but two eponymous bike brands behind him; a race history name-checking Roberts, Spencer and the Silver Dream Racer, and a list of ideas including rim-discs and fuel-in-frame, his CV is quite something. And although he never quite hit the heights his talents and drive arguably deserved, even now, at 72 and semi-retired, he’s still not finished: he’s now an engineer and investor at electric motorcycle start-up Fuell – and even about to launch an album of his other love, country music. After growing up besotted with bikes, Buell worked as a mechanic, put himself through an engineering degree at the University of Pittsburgh, and at went racing at the weekends, progressing to…

Are you a hardcore delivery driver or a daily commuter? Want an affordable ride that offers a little more in the way of practicality? Then I suggest you consider getting yourself a new Sinnis Hero-X. At £2899 it’s as well made and finished as 125s from the leading firms, with all the elements to assist with modern day-to-day riding, and for a reasonable price – it undercuts rivals by up to £1000. Decent dynamic Beneath the layers of plastic and huge padded seat is a liquid-cooled 125cc four-stroke single. With a claimed 11.4bhp it isn’t the most powerful engine and only has a top speed of ‘over 55mph’, according to Sinnis. As what most of us call a ‘rev-and-go’ there aren’t clunky gears like on some Chinese-made 125s and acceleration…

Packing and loading I chose the tried and tested traditional way of a front and rear rack. These are very common Vespa accessories and sold everywhere. We have soft panniers, some stuff inside the toolbox and keep some gear between the legs up front. It’s a pretty standard Vespa setup. We do carry a lot of stuff, and this can be an issue sometimes, but we always try to make adjustments and toss the things we don’t really need. You’ll quickly learn to be more selective in your gear and equipment choices. STATS Bike 2003 Piaggio Vespa PX200 Years owned 16 Odometer 125,000 miles Years on the road 5.5 Countries visited 45 Miles covered 50,000 (so far) Years left unknown Petrol 935 gallons 2T Oil 22 gallons…

MATTHEW BIRT INSIGHT Getting the inside line on grand prix racing since 1996 It’s been 14 years since a Ducati rider won three MotoGP races on the bounce. No prizes for guessing, but it was Aussie Casey Stoner who pulled off that feat with successive victories at Donington Park, Assen and the Sachsenring back in 2008. Ducati’s current golden boy Pecco Bagnaia has been victorious in the last two rounds – Assen and Silverstone – but will he ever get a better chance to match Stoner? MotoGP returns to the Red Bull Ring this weekend, a track where Ducati have run riot since the World Championship returned to Austria in 2016 after a 19-year hiatus. Of the 24 podiums up for grabs, Ducati have claimed 50% of them and the…

In a world dominated by Yamaha’s leading trio, the biggest win for the other firms right now is to finish fourth. Glenn Irwin did just that in two of the three races at Thruxton, either side of a sixth in race two. Those three results could be invaluable, with the Northern Irishman taking home 36 valuable points which move him above Kyle Ryde into fifth in the championship. More importantly, Irwin is 77 points clear of ninth-placed Peter Hickman with only six races to go before the Showdown begins. Also, only Jason O’Halloran, Tarran Mackenzie and Ray have more podium credits than Irwin (16). The Honda rider started the opening race in the same manner as he did in the Brands Hatch finale, trying his best to stick it to…

With so much of biking’s future dominated by the need for more planet-friendly options, there’s something wonderfully decadent about bolting a supercharger to a Hayabusa and chasing 360bhp of stomp. While it’s unlikely to be the last great hurrah for the internal combustion engine, it still feels like a glorious indulgence for petrol burners. Do we need a 360bhp Hayabusa? No, of course not. But do we want one? Well, yes – of course we do. The attraction of power isn’t necessarily the speed, the acceleration, the bragging rights, or the ability to trounce any traffic GP pretender without breaking a sweat – no, it’s the ever-present promise that all that performance is on tap. Whether it’s a bike, a car, or an all-you-can-eat buffet – having too much on…

An Essex motorcycle club has marked its eighth anniversary by raising £30,000 for its local air ambulance charity. Walden Bikers was formed in Saffron Walden in August 2014 after a handful of motorcycling mates, led by founding members Mike Wheeler and Mike Ratcliffe, organised a meeting at their local leisure centre. Eighteen riders turned up and Walden Bikers was born. Eight years on from their initial meeting, the club has gone from strength to strength. A more permanent venue was found at the nearby village of Newport, and they now hold regular monthly meetings and events. Alongside all that they’ve hosted various activities to raise money for the Essex and Hertfordshire Air Ambulance Trust (EHAAT) among other charities. Today, regular attendees can be in the hundreds, and the club’s Facebook…

Harley-Davidson have announced a new colour option for selected touring models which is inspired by the brand’s racing history, particularly the XR750 in US flattrack. Called ‘Apex custom paint’, the new option, in Harley racing black and orange, features a fuel tank graphic which mimics the tank shape of the XR750, has subtle shadows and bar and shield patterns and is available on nine models ranging from the Road King Special to the Ultra Limited for a premium of £1900 to £3100. “Apex factory custom paint gives riders the opportunity to express the thrill of speed on the bodywork of their bagger,” said Harley’s Brad Richards.…

Rural roads with a 60mph national speed limit are to be restricted to just 30 and even 20mph under a new pilot. Surrey County Council has announced plans to trial the new speed limits on roads previously restricted to 60mph over an area covering 80 square miles south of Guildford and Dorking. It has not yet revealed when the scheme will begin or how long it will run for. The move comes following calls for urgent changes to road speeds – particularly those on single carriageway rural roads which are often subject to the 60mph limit. In April, in a new policy paper, the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT), called for a raft of changes including new national guidance on setting speed limits. Now, Surrey…

Although carbon-fibre forks have come and gone over the years in MotoGP, a new set of carbon suspension developed by BMW and ZF in Germany helped the M1000RR to victory at the recent Spa 24-hour race. As far back as 1983 Honda created carbon forks as well as a carbon frame for the ultimate, and never-raced, version of the four-stroke NR500 GP bike. Over the last few years, Ohlins carbon forks have become a mainstay in MotoGP since their debut in 2017, but using the tech in endurance racing puts it under a different sort of strain by requiring it to perform for thousands of miles at race pace for 24 hours. No carbon forks have been used under those conditions before. As well as the obvious advantage of saving…

Readers Father and son duo Michael and Horatio Tanousis The trip France and Germany on the VFR1200F How many miles? 2000 plus How long do you need? 10 days Best time to go Summer Tell us about the trip… We rode in torrential rainstorms, 38°C heat and on all kinds of terrain (including Saint-Véran in the High Alps, Europe’s highest village at 2040m and also on a bridge in the Savoie region). Eventually, we covered over two thousand miles in a period of 10 days, capping off the trip with a visit to watch the Tour de France in the Vosges. Horatio (12) was a great pillion throughout, just the heat was a bit much at times, but we managed it well (by opening the throttle a little wider!). Culturally…

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“There are so many cool bikes that didn’t come out, both at Buell and EBR, it makes me want to cry…” Among those Erik laments is ‘Project Griffin’, the Buell 450 MX project that Harley canned in 2007 and the all-new, water-cooled V-twin developed with Porsche intended for Buell but ultimately ending up only in the 2000 Harley V-Rod (“They just turned it into a cruiser motor but it wasn’t what the customer needed – and they killed what we needed.”). The 2006 XB RR racer, a 150bhp air-cooled racer designed for Daytona, however, did make it. almost. “The XB RR was a wild project that came out of marketing who said we needed something on the track. The AMA was trying to get more brands involved and said we…

‘I just love making horsepower!” Richard Albans steps back from the screen of his dyno, proudly pointing at the top of a lofty curve. The glee in his eyes underlines his words. Doubling the engine performance of motorcycles has been his passion for 40 years – and what better way to celebrate turning the big Four-O than to carry on doing what you do best; making bigpowered bikes even more powerful – and also giving fans of Suzuki’s Hayabusa an anniversary present they won’t forget… Back in 1982, young Richard – who drag raced at weekends and worked as a lighting engineer for Milton Keynes Development Corp during the week – seized the opportunity of voluntary redundancy and, armed with his £7000 pay-out, decided to follow his dreams and set…

Sjaak Lucassen Yamaha R1 Dutchman, Sjaak Lucassen, has been riding inappropriate bikes round the world since 1995 when he rode a FireBlade 100,000 miles for three years round the world. In 2001 he rode 155,000 miles RTW for five years on an R1 and now he’s taking his R1 to the North Pole! Franck LaFontaine Royal Enfield Bullet 500 Who says you need an adventure bike to travel through the legendary Wakhan Corridor, or traverse the Gobi and Mongolian Steppe? Not Franck, he’s ridden from France to Mongolia on a Bullet after recently passing his bike test and is still riding round the world today. Nathan Millward Honda CT110 Rode from Sydney to London on a 105cc Australian postal bike back in 2009. He also rode it from New York…

Sportsbike lover for over 18 years, enjoys trackdays, club racing and Sunday blasts Being a sci-fi fan, I’m often daydreaming about time travel. You see, the 4D fabric underpinning the universe is warped by mass and if you get a certain configuration of dense objects in one place scientists have suggested a wormhole – a bridge linking two distant points in the spacetime continuum – could be created, et voila, time travel. But that’s all just theory and this is a bike publication so let me tell you about the next best thing: the GSX-S1000GT. I shall explain… A family event up in Lancashire coincided with my other half racing at Brands Hatch and my son’s fifth birthday – so I looked to the Suzuki as a means of allowing…

FRANK WEEINK INSIDER INSIGHT Veteran MotoGP reporter interviews The Professor Andrea Dovizioso has two races left before he rides off into the sunset. The three-time MotoGP title runner-up has enjoyed some great times, and MCN caught up with him to reflect on his career. Which track did you enjoy most? Mugello is crazy. Fighting for the victory in Mugello is something I will never forget! Unfortunately, this year I wasn’t competitive, and it wasn’t nice, because there wasn’t a big crowd. If we talk about track layout, Malaysia is really good. I won in the wet in 2016 and 2017. Qatar is not a wonderful track, but I’ve always been competitive [winner in 2018 and 2019]. When you’re competitive, it’s always nice. Who was your best teammate? It’s difficult because…

With a largely unchanged bike, Josh Brookes was dreading his return to Thruxton after scoring just two points there in 2021. The nightmare became a reality once again; 26th in qualifying, a best of 15th and a DNF in race three. “If you remember at Silverstone the bike worked pretty well except for the last corner coming onto the start/finish, it’s a long acceleration on the side of the tyre,” Brookes said. “Well, 90% of Thruxton is like that last turn at Silverstone. We don’t have the answer to why the bike doesn’t work on these corners, but for some reason, it’s like it’s got too much power, it’s trying to spin the tyre the whole time.” Brookes’ team has been playing around with the electronics on the bike by…

We recently launched a competition with advanced riding gurus, Rapid Training, but technical problems on the website meant that some readers couldn’t register their entry. Launched off the back of our special riding tips feature in the July 13 edition of MCN, the competition is free to enter for all MCN readers, and the prize will give one lucky rider a day of training with Rapid Training – worth £395! Now the issue is fixed, we’ve extended the competition deadline to August 31 to ensure everyone gets a chance to enter and win a day honing their riding skills with some top quality one-to-one coaching. Enter now – for FREE! For your chance to win, crank up your browser and enter the competition now at: www.rapidtraining.co.uk/mcn-summertrip-competition You’ve got nothing to…

‘Expect them to cost around the £6250 mark’ The Moto Morini revival has taken its next step with the unveiling this week of not one but two all-new 650 twins from the classic brand. And, with impressive spec including TFT screens, Brembo brakes and fully-adjustable suspension to go with snazzy on-trend street or scrambler styling and the historic Morini name, the two bikes look set to be the now Chinese-owned brand’s most popular bikes in decades. Called the Seiemmezzo – or ‘Six-and-a-half’ in Italian – in homage to the iconic Morini 3½ 350s from the 1970s, the new bikes were first teased at the EICMA show last November and are the next step in the brand’s bold revival plans. In January MCN tested the X-Cape 650 – the first of…

BSB stars including Brad Ray and Jason O’Halloran are helping a racing club’s charity fundraising drive after one of their photographers died from cancer in July. Members of the Formula Prostocks Racing Club, which campaigns mostly 1990s and 2000s era machines such as Suzuki Bandits and early Aprilia RSVs, will be racing in pink at their next round at Castle Combe on August 20-21 in a bid to raise money for Cancer Research UK. There will also be pink T-shirts on sale for £10, further specially printed pink T-shirts (£20) and stickers (£2) all rounded off with a special parade lap of riders wearing pink. In addition, BSB stars including Ray, O’Halloran, Peter Hickman, Tom Neave and Ash Barnes have donated items such as signed race boots and merchandise for…

US electric bike firm Lightning have revealed fresh details of the land speed racer they hope will top 280mph. The ‘Tachyon Nb’ is being developed with Brazilian firm CBMM who are experts in niobium – a lightweight metallic element. The Tachyon makes wide use of the material, from the brake discs to the swingarm and even components in the onboard charger – allowing it to be more reliable and efficient. “Innovation is in our DNA,” says Lightning Motorcycles CEO and Founder, Richard Hatfield. “This partnership empowers both companies to drive electric vehicle technology to a new level. Lightning’s vision is to continue to push the limits of what’s possible and promote the adoption of electric bikes globally.” The Tachyon takes its name from a hypothetical particle theorised by physicists in…

Send your first bike pics to: yourpics@motorcyclenews.com HONDA CBR400 My Honda CBR400 pocket rocket. Learning to ride on a dirt bike in the desert inspired me to do my test. Debbie Griffiths SUZUKI TS250 I was so excited to buy my first motorcycle, a used Suzuki TS250. Had it for a year then bought a Honda CB400T Hawk. Glenn Monk SUZUKI GT250 Here I am relaxing and looking laid-back on my Suzuki GT250 back in 1974. Simon Williams YAMAHA RD250 Here is me and my best mate Jeff on my first love… my beautiful Yamaha RD250. John Davies HONDA CX500E My neighbour Eric Veesey on his first brand new bike, a Honda CX500E after I had given him a lift to pick it up. Simon Relph JAMES COMET My first…

What’s happening? After a Covid-enforced hiatus, the Manx is back with a newlook programme for 2022. Now incorporating the Classic TT, there are five races, including Lightweight, Junior, Classic Superbike, and two Senior Classic events. The event highlights young talent as well as showcasing the skills of established stars taking part in the Classic events, and anyone heading over there will get to see the likes of McGuinness, Dunlop, Rutter, David Johnson, Jamie Coward, Gary Johnson, James Hillier, Lee Johnston and Ian Lougher. The essentials This week is qualifying, with racing taking place on Bank Holiday weekend. Mountain course action is happening every day between Aug 21-29, with the exception of the Sunday before the final races on Bank Holiday Monday. Expect to pay around £250 for a return crossing…

Royal Enfields used to be as British as a drizzly bank holiday in Margate, but these days the Indian manufacturer’s primary focus is on emerging markets, particularly the subcontinent and Far East. Take a look at the new Hunter 350, Enfield’s frugal and easy-to-ride new commuter, and you soon understand the environment it’s aimed at. It’s light, tough, agile and, with faultless fuelling and a turning circle tighter than a Government U-turn, designed to revel in the chaos of urban centres from Madras to Bangkok. Although the Hunter is propelled by the same unassuming 349cc aircooled single found in the Classic and Meteor, the chassis is all new and features a sporty new frame and relatively light 17in wheels (an Enfield first). The wheelbase is shorter, the head angle steeper…

TTS Performance are at the forefront of supercharging and with the help of Rotrex are forging ahead to develop high-power conversions for a large range of bikes. Depending on the model, a bike kit comprises the Rotrex supercharger itself, a custom CNC-machined belt guard, drive belt, custom fabricated intercooler, oil cooler, oil reservoir with level indicator, air filter, fuel pump, all pipework, brackets and full instructions. Rotrex superchargers work on the principle of a turbine, the same way that turbochargers operate. In order for this to work, the turbine has to spin at very high speed. With turbochargers the hot exhaust gases spin the turbine to speeds of up to 150,000rpm. TTS/Rotrex superchargers spin at up to 250,000rpm. To achieve these high speeds, the Rotrex’s input drive shaft operates through…

You may have heard people say that the best bike to travel on is the one you already own… I believe they’re right, and in my case, that meant going round the world on a 20-year-old scooter. But I knew my Vespa inside out, from its simple engine to all its quirks so it made sense. Plus, I was broke. I could spend what little I had left on a new bike, but not be able to go anywhere, or take what I had and go. Things were very difficult in Greece back in 2012 and I lost my job. But that was the best thing that could have happened because it pushed me to do this. The day I started planning the trip I had €20 in my pocket…

★★★★★ Emtech Laboratories Noisebreaker earplugs £108 ‘The Panigale of plugs’ Tested by Gareth Evans over 3000 miles and four trackdays Let’s not beat around the bush. These custom-fit professionalgrade earplugs are mightily expensive, but they’re also the best I’ve used by an absolute country mile. What makes them ‘pro grade’? They’re used by tradespeople working in a wide range of industries, from oil rigs to building sites to nuclear power stations, the forces, and plenty more besides. They’re built to last seven years, and they’re made from silica, which is naturally occurring and environmentally sound. With the permanently installed acoustic filter embedded, they’re designed to block out the high-pitched roar generated by wind rushing by you and your bike when on the move – something that affects our hearing cumulatively…

We live in a world that’s obsessed with sharing. But instead of boring your social media ‘friends’ with pictures of your dinner, get out on a 50cc bike with a group of like-minded mates and share the low-speed joy. Nothing on two wheels is as amusing as bobbing around in a swarm at 29mph. Prices are stupid for the iconic models, but there are still affordable ways to get moped kicks. Here’s our pick. £1250-£3500 Suzuki ZR50 X-1 Seventies style, smokin’ performance, half the price of a Fizzie Launched in autumn 1979, the X-1’s GT250 X7 styling made the Yamaha FS1-E look dated, and it bristled with fancy features like a disc brake and five-speed gearbox. Unfortunately the Kawasaki AR50 arrived soon after and made the X-1 irrelevant, and it…

It’s worth noting that you will have to vary the technique to suit the bike and tyre. As a rule, most sportsbikes and roadsters lend themselves to DIY tyre changes quite well. But it can become more difficult when you start to encounter large-capacity tourers and custom bikes. The more robust construction of the GT-type tyres often fitted to these bikes can be challenging to tackle with tyre levers… unless you’re something of an amateur strongman. Also, it has to be said there can be an equal challenge in removing the wheels of some of these bikes. Full-dress tourers and customs can have very limited access to the wheels, and it’s often the case that things like silencers and panels need to be removed. So keep in mind what your…

An impressively positive weekend for Peter Hickman ended in disaster as an electrical problem forced him to pull off the track in the final race whilst in fourth. For the second time at Thruxton he was set to be ‘best of the rest’ behind the Yamahas, after staying close to them in the early laps, and close in on the Showdown. Instead, he’s 43 points adrift. “It’s going to be tough, but obviously we’re never going to give up. We’ve got Cadwell and Snetterton to go so who knows what can happen.” He’s right, Hickman did the double at Cadwell Park in 2021.…